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McMullin’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1861–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Message from Braxton Bragg Assuming Command of the Army of the Mississippi (CSA)
June 27, 1862 On June 27, 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg issued a message announcing that he was taking permanent command of the Army of the Mississippi. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT No. 2, Tupelo, Miss., June 27, 1862. Pursuant to the orders of the President I assume the permanent command of the forces in this department. The…
Message from Jefferson Davis Appointing Braxton Bragg to Command the Western Department
June 20, 1862 On June 20, 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis informed Braxton Bragg that he (Bragg) was replacing P.G.T. Beauregard as permanent commander of the Western Department. Richmond, Va., June 20, 1862. General Braxton Bragg, Tupelo, Miss.: Your dispatch informing me that General Beauregard had turned over command to you and left for Mobile…
Message from Jefferson Davis Assigning Robert E. Lee to Command the Army of Northern Virginia
June 1, 1862 On June 1, 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis wrote to General Robert E. Lee. assigning him to command of the troops in Eastern Virginia and in North Carolina that would henceforth be known as the Army of Northern Virginia. RICHMOND, VA., June 1, 1862. General R. E. LEE: ;;;;;;;;;;; SIR: The unfortunate…
Message from P.G.T. Beauregard Assuming Command of the Army of the Mississippi
March 5, 1862 On March 5, 1862, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard issued a letter to his soldiers announcing that he was assuming command of the Army of the Mississippi. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Jackson, Tenn., March 5, 1862. SOLDIERS: I assume this day the command of the Army of the Mississippi, for the defense…
Militia Act of 1862
1862 During the American Civil War, the Militia Act of 1862 boosted the size of the Union's armed forces by authorizing the enlistment of African Americans and by empowering the president to order governors to draft citizens into state militias to meet federal manpower quotas. After Southern forces fired on Fort Sumter on April 12,…
Mitchell’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1861–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Mount Adams Battery
With the Civil War’s outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict. Ohio Governor William Dennison hoped to utilize the state’s militia forces to assist President Abraham Lincoln in reuniting the nation. With the Civil War’s outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict. Ohio…
Nathan Bedford Forrest
July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877 Known as "the Wizard of the Saddle," Nathan Bedford Forrest was a prominent Confederate cavalry officer whose reputation was stained by accusations regarding his role in the "Fort Pillow Massacre" on April 12, 1864. Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on July 13, 1821 in rural Chapel Hill, Tennessee.…
Nathaniel Prentice Banks
January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894 Nathaniel Prentice Banks was a ten-time member of the United States House of Representatives and, during the American Civil War, one of President Abraham Lincoln's political generals. Nathaniel Prentice Banks was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on January 30, 1816. He was the first of nine children of Nathaniel…